<p>A 22 year-old man from Brandon was arrested early Sunday morning after slapping the rear of a mounted police horse in downtown Gainesville.</p><p> </p><p>Olawale Ayodeji Agbede was seen smacking Rusty the police horse on the rear four times at 12 SW 2nd St. around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to Gainesville police.</p><p> </p><p>Rusty, who was dressed with visible GPD patches, moved away from Agbede after being struck, the report said.</p><p> </p><p>Agbede ran from police when they tried to take him into custody. Police caught up to him in a nearby parking lot and placed him under arrest.</p><p> </p><p>Agbede told police that he was afraid the horse was about to knock him over and struck him only twice, the report said.</p><p> </p><p>Agbede will face charges in connection with striking or interfering with a police animal.</p>